Elmo Allén
@elmoallen5.bsky.social
UI/UX Developer & Designer, Helsinki. ❤️ trains, bicycles and urban development.
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It’s always pretty interesting to have some folks try hard to dispute car dependency by describing their conditions that suggest that driving is the obvious choice and other options are non-viable, thereby pretty much describing car dependency, without seeming to get the irony of that.
July 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
It’s always pretty interesting to have some folks try hard to dispute car dependency by describing their conditions that suggest that driving is the obvious choice and other options are non-viable, thereby pretty much describing car dependency, without seeming to get the irony of that.
(Meaning that they didn’t even check if it was my passport. Just having one from the EU was enough.)
July 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
(Meaning that they didn’t even check if it was my passport. Just having one from the EU was enough.)
As others said, quite a typical occurrence on those trains, unfortunately. Even more bothersome when they do it on night trains. I’ve also got a check on the D-NL and AT-IT border. Sometimes just holding a burgundy passport is enough.
July 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
As others said, quite a typical occurrence on those trains, unfortunately. Even more bothersome when they do it on night trains. I’ve also got a check on the D-NL and AT-IT border. Sometimes just holding a burgundy passport is enough.
Sekin onnistunee. Taktisena vinkkinä laivalta (siis Grace Tegelvikshamnissa) poistutaan peräaulasta, ainakin mun vuorolla se oli sieltä. Siinä voi voittaa jopa 10 minuuttia, jos on siellä odottamassa. Kannattaa toki varmistaa laivan henkilökunnalta eikä luottaa vain muhun. :)
July 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Sekin onnistunee. Taktisena vinkkinä laivalta (siis Grace Tegelvikshamnissa) poistutaan peräaulasta, ainakin mun vuorolla se oli sieltä. Siinä voi voittaa jopa 10 minuuttia, jos on siellä odottamassa. Kannattaa toki varmistaa laivan henkilökunnalta eikä luottaa vain muhun. :)
Sama juna! Meinaatko tehdä reippaan 3 kilometrin aamulenkin sinne 6:30 laivasta? :) Itsellä se meni noin 40 minuutissa ilman suurta hikeä. Aamun 13 asteen lämpötila kyllä auttoi siinä.
July 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Sama juna! Meinaatko tehdä reippaan 3 kilometrin aamulenkin sinne 6:30 laivasta? :) Itsellä se meni noin 40 minuutissa ilman suurta hikeä. Aamun 13 asteen lämpötila kyllä auttoi siinä.
Oma junani Malmöön pari viikkoa sitten oli puoli tuntia myöhässä, ja se jotenkin vain kertyi matkan aikana pikku hiljaa. En mielestäni nähnyt ratatöitäkään, joiden takia olisi ajettu hiljaa, mutta on se mahdollista. Onhan keskikesä.
July 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Oma junani Malmöön pari viikkoa sitten oli puoli tuntia myöhässä, ja se jotenkin vain kertyi matkan aikana pikku hiljaa. En mielestäni nähnyt ratatöitäkään, joiden takia olisi ajettu hiljaa, mutta on se mahdollista. Onhan keskikesä.
Vaikea sanoa missä pahimmat pullonkaulat nyt on. Uudet raiteet Malmössä varmasti helpottivat. Myöhästymisiä tuntuu silti tulevan moninaisista syistä, eikä niitä saada kurottua kiinni.
July 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Vaikea sanoa missä pahimmat pullonkaulat nyt on. Uudet raiteet Malmössä varmasti helpottivat. Myöhästymisiä tuntuu silti tulevan moninaisista syistä, eikä niitä saada kurottua kiinni.
Jos Ostlänken ei ole tuttu, se on uusi eteläisempi rata Linköpingistä Södertäljeen. (Seurailee kyllä vanhaa rataa, mutta käytännössä rakennetaan uusi.) Nopeustaso 250 km/h. www.trafikverket.se/vara-projekt...
Se livesändningen i efterhand här!
Ostlänken gör det möjligt för fler, snabbare och smidigare resor. Fler människor får närmare till bostäder, studier och arbeten - samtidigt blir det mer plats på spåren för hållbara godstransporter.
www.trafikverket.se
July 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Jos Ostlänken ei ole tuttu, se on uusi eteläisempi rata Linköpingistä Södertäljeen. (Seurailee kyllä vanhaa rataa, mutta käytännössä rakennetaan uusi.) Nopeustaso 250 km/h. www.trafikverket.se/vara-projekt...
Ei kilpailu haittaisi, mutta ennen kaikkea Tukholma-Malmö kaipaisi lisää kapasiteettia ja toimintavarmuutta. Junien myöhässäolo sillä välillä on nyt aivan liian yleistä. Ostlänken sentään auttaa, mutta valmistuu vasta 2035. Pitäisi saada muita toimia rakenteille mahdollisimman pian.
July 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ei kilpailu haittaisi, mutta ennen kaikkea Tukholma-Malmö kaipaisi lisää kapasiteettia ja toimintavarmuutta. Junien myöhässäolo sillä välillä on nyt aivan liian yleistä. Ostlänken sentään auttaa, mutta valmistuu vasta 2035. Pitäisi saada muita toimia rakenteille mahdollisimman pian.
The Nextbike felt quite clunky, even for a city bike. And the posture was really bad. I needed to rest about half my body weight on the front handlebar, which made my hands hurt. The Dott e-bike, however, felt quite good. The 100 min for 10 euros deal was good enough for a day of bike tourism. 4/4
July 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The Nextbike felt quite clunky, even for a city bike. And the posture was really bad. I needed to rest about half my body weight on the front handlebar, which made my hands hurt. The Dott e-bike, however, felt quite good. The 100 min for 10 euros deal was good enough for a day of bike tourism. 4/4
But the intersections are well-made generally. It was always clear where to stop and - very importantly - how to turn left.
And there being quite some cyclists (not on NL level, of course) helped in that the car drivers could feel the presence of cycling traffic. 3/
And there being quite some cyclists (not on NL level, of course) helped in that the car drivers could feel the presence of cycling traffic. 3/
July 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
But the intersections are well-made generally. It was always clear where to stop and - very importantly - how to turn left.
And there being quite some cyclists (not on NL level, of course) helped in that the car drivers could feel the presence of cycling traffic. 3/
And there being quite some cyclists (not on NL level, of course) helped in that the car drivers could feel the presence of cycling traffic. 3/
The quality of the bike path straight stretches is on par how we made them in Helsinki 20 years ago. Couldn’t find any during my 3 hours of riding that were to contemporary standards. In Helsinki we at least started to build them about 7 years ago or so. 2/
July 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The quality of the bike path straight stretches is on par how we made them in Helsinki 20 years ago. Couldn’t find any during my 3 hours of riding that were to contemporary standards. In Helsinki we at least started to build them about 7 years ago or so. 2/
But you’re not alone in thinking that ICE 4 was a downgrade.
Actually, it wasn’t originally supposed to be an ICE train at all, but a next-gen IC train.
Actually, it wasn’t originally supposed to be an ICE train at all, but a next-gen IC train.
July 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
But you’re not alone in thinking that ICE 4 was a downgrade.
Actually, it wasn’t originally supposed to be an ICE train at all, but a next-gen IC train.
Actually, it wasn’t originally supposed to be an ICE train at all, but a next-gen IC train.
I’m quite sure that all the ICE trains have seat reservation indicators. The difference is just that in ICE 4s the display is in the seat, in other trains on the overhead shelf.
July 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I’m quite sure that all the ICE trains have seat reservation indicators. The difference is just that in ICE 4s the display is in the seat, in other trains on the overhead shelf.
With dishes like this, it’s enough a restaurant car for me. :)
July 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
With dishes like this, it’s enough a restaurant car for me. :)
And that’s not all - the full project is to modernize the whole railway to Kladno, and finally connect the Prague Airport with railway as well. But it’ll take a lot of time. It’s interesting to see this railway as well in ten years or so and how far it has progressed then. We’ll see! 13/13
July 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
And that’s not all - the full project is to modernize the whole railway to Kladno, and finally connect the Prague Airport with railway as well. But it’ll take a lot of time. It’s interesting to see this railway as well in ten years or so and how far it has progressed then. We’ll see! 13/13
The reason being that this railway is also already under heavy reconstruction. A new underground station and a new track eastwards is being built, later again connecting the railway to Masarykovo, and possibly the main railway station as well (I’m not sure). 12/
July 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The reason being that this railway is also already under heavy reconstruction. A new underground station and a new track eastwards is being built, later again connecting the railway to Masarykovo, and possibly the main railway station as well (I’m not sure). 12/
This railway from Kladno used to take trains to the Masarykovo station near the city centre, but for the time being, it terminates at Dejvice, a couple of kilometres away. At least the metro line A has a station nearby. 11/
July 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This railway from Kladno used to take trains to the Masarykovo station near the city centre, but for the time being, it terminates at Dejvice, a couple of kilometres away. At least the metro line A has a station nearby. 11/
This train terminates at Hostivice, a small suburb near the Prague Airport. The station is in quite a dilapidated state already, with no platforms whatsoever.
I decide to just board the next train back to Prague, the R45 to Dejvice, as it happened to arrive in just a few minutes. 10/
I decide to just board the next train back to Prague, the R45 to Dejvice, as it happened to arrive in just a few minutes. 10/
July 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This train terminates at Hostivice, a small suburb near the Prague Airport. The station is in quite a dilapidated state already, with no platforms whatsoever.
I decide to just board the next train back to Prague, the R45 to Dejvice, as it happened to arrive in just a few minutes. 10/
I decide to just board the next train back to Prague, the R45 to Dejvice, as it happened to arrive in just a few minutes. 10/
The line isn’t a probable candidate for any modernization, and I wouldn’t count out a total closure, but if it ever were modernised and electrified, I’d go for a light rail conversion, á la Stockholm Lidingöbanan. At least it’d offer a direct connection from Hostivice and Zličin to new Smíchov. 9/
July 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The line isn’t a probable candidate for any modernization, and I wouldn’t count out a total closure, but if it ever were modernised and electrified, I’d go for a light rail conversion, á la Stockholm Lidingöbanan. At least it’d offer a direct connection from Hostivice and Zličin to new Smíchov. 9/
Very few passengers board, and I understand why. It’s a slow route with sparse catchment, largely overlapping the metro B line and three tram lines. (I didn’t count the whole primary school class that boarded it for one stop, as I don’t think that’s a regular occurrence.) 8/
July 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Very few passengers board, and I understand why. It’s a slow route with sparse catchment, largely overlapping the metro B line and three tram lines. (I didn’t count the whole primary school class that boarded it for one stop, as I don’t think that’s a regular occurrence.) 8/
I even saw a real train dispatcher at work! 7/
July 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I even saw a real train dispatcher at work! 7/
The ride starts at snail-pace, as its former stop on the north side of the rail yard has already been dismantled. For the first ten minutes the railcar just shunts from the southern platforms to the northern side of the yard, amidst crossing traffic on the main line, with two direction changes. 6/
July 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The ride starts at snail-pace, as its former stop on the north side of the rail yard has already been dismantled. For the first ten minutes the railcar just shunts from the southern platforms to the northern side of the yard, amidst crossing traffic on the main line, with two direction changes. 6/
My first ride today is also vintage, albeit modernized - a short series 810 DMU from Vagonka, aptly branded as RegioMouse.
The route, S65, is a curiosity. A nickname “Prague Semmering” might be overselling it, but the scenery from the meandering uphill route to the city is still quite nice. 5/
The route, S65, is a curiosity. A nickname “Prague Semmering” might be overselling it, but the scenery from the meandering uphill route to the city is still quite nice. 5/
July 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
My first ride today is also vintage, albeit modernized - a short series 810 DMU from Vagonka, aptly branded as RegioMouse.
The route, S65, is a curiosity. A nickname “Prague Semmering” might be overselling it, but the scenery from the meandering uphill route to the city is still quite nice. 5/
The route, S65, is a curiosity. A nickname “Prague Semmering” might be overselling it, but the scenery from the meandering uphill route to the city is still quite nice. 5/